Its
incredible how one Jewish woman speaking to one Long Island synagogue’s
men’s club can generate the wrath of so many progressive-first “Jewish”
organizations. As soon as the word spread that Pamela Geller, blogger
and fighter of radical Islam would be appearing at Great Neck Synagogue
on April 14 The PC Police began an e-mail and phone campaign seeking to
get the talk canceled.

In the
spirit of full disclosure I should let you know that Pamela Geller has
been my friend for six plus years, ever since I was a newbie blogger and
she was already the famous proprietor of blog Atlas Shrugs.

I will
also tell you the anti-Muslim “monster” portrayed by the mainstream
media and progressive Jewish organizations has no relation to the real
Pamela Geller.

She fights againstradicalMuslims
a fight that grew out of her love for Israel and her frustration with
the Anti-Semitic, Anti-American and Anti-Israel sermons and commentary
originating from theradicalMuslim community.

One of
the leaders of the stop Geller from talking movement is the “Jewish
Voice For Peace” (JVP). The group sent an email to its members on April
3rd, urging them to contact the Great Neck Synagogue and ask it to
cancel the event. RebeccaVilkomerson,
JVP’s executive director, told the Forward on April 4 that at least 50
people had contacted Great Neck Synagogue at the group’s behest.

“Our hope is that the synagogue will cancel her appearance,”Vilkomersonsaid. “The kind of venom that she spews against Islam is completely inappropriate for a synagogue.”

That the
JVP is leading the charge should tell you all you need to know about who
is trying to stop Pamela from speaking the truth.

“…callsfor
an end to U.S. aid to Israel, accuses Israel of "apartheid" policies,
and supports divestment campaigns against Israel. Like other Jewish
anti-Zionist groups, JVP uses its Jewish identity to shieldtheanti-Israel
movement from allegations of anti-Semitism and provide a greater degree
of credibility to the anti-Israel movement. JVP recognizes its role as
such, specifically noting that the group's Jewish nature gives it a
"particular legitimacy in voicing an alternative view of American and
Israeli actions and policies" and the ability to distinguish "between
real anti-Semitism and the cynical manipulation of that issue." JVP
activists regularly attend anti-Israel events wearing t-shirts and
holding signs proudly broadcasting their Jewish identity. In March-April
2010, leaders of JVP unsuccessfully lobbied for the passage of a
divestment resolution at the University of California, Berkeley,
targeting companies that do business with Israel.”

Here is
the truth about Pamela Geller. There are people in the world who see a
wrong, give a quick "oh that's so sad" and get on with their lives. Then
there are others who see a wrong and go all out to right it. That’s
Pamela-- someone who goes out of her way to do what we call in Hebrew,TikunOlam, repair the world.

On the morning of December 10, 2007 AqsaParvezhuddled in a Missis­sauga,Candadbus
shelter with another Grade 11 student, a girl she had been staying with
for the past couple of days. They had plenty of time to make it to
their first class atApple­woodHeights Secondary School. As they waited, Aqsa’s 26-year-old brotherWaqas,
a tow-truck driver, showed up at the bus stop. He said that she should
come home and get a fresh change of clothes if she was going to be
staying elsewhere. Aqsa hesitated, and then got into his car.

Less than an hour later, MuhammadParvezphoned
911 and told the dispatcher that he had killed his daughter. Within
minutes, police and paramedics arrived at 5363 Longhorn Trail, a winding
suburban street nearEglintonandHurontario,
and found Aqsa unconscious in her bedroom. The 16-year-old wasn’t
breathing. The para­medics started CPR, found a faint pulse, and rushed
her to Credit Valley Hospital, 10 minutes west. She died just after 10
that evening. The official cause was “neck compression”—strangulation.

Aqsa was
buried in an unmarked grave. Her family refused to acknowledge her
life, because she "dishonored" them. In defiance of her devout father
she began taking off her hijab, the traditional Islamic headscarf, when
she went to school, and would put it back on when she returned home. Her
dad would go to her school during school hours and walk around trying
to find her, trying to catch her not wearing Islamic garb, talking to
boys or hanging out with "non-Muslims".

Pamela
grabbed that wrong by the neck and did what she could to eradicate the
evil. She raised money (and threw in her own) for a tombstone forAqua’sgrave. When the family refused to allow the memorial stone, she did not give up:
“..weinquired as to purchasing a plot near Aqsa's body, we could not. Not a tree. Not a rock. Not a bench.All the plots were owned by the Islamic Society of North America. I tried to contact the family at that time, but they would not take my calls -- I spoke tothe themonce,
but they pretended not to speak English. And they were adamant: the
family refused to allow the headstone to be put on Aqsa's grave, and
according to the cemetery, could remove it if it were placed there by
others.”

Feeling that this Muslim girl’s memory shouldn’t be tossed out like the trash, Pamela found a way to honor her memory— Aqsa grove and plaque in the American Independence Park inNesHarim, Israel.

This is
only one of many examples of the hard work of Pamela Geller to protect
and honor Muslims, how she has provided safe-houses for Muslim girls
threatened with honor killings, how she has fought against those who
would destroy Israel.
=
I called Pamela today and asked about the leftist groups trying to stop her Great Neck appearance. She
told me that I wasn’t about her—not at all personal, they were fighting
against her pro-Israel, pro-Israel, anti- radical message.

Perhaps
she is right, but I do take it personal because I know the real Pamela
Geller, not the twisted stereotype created by the progressive attack
force. There are very few people that I have met in my life who risks as much as she does to help others.

None of those who brand her as anti-Muslim have done one tenth of what she has done to help Muslims (and others) in distress. Pamela’s
heart is larger than the Empire State Building which is why she invests
so much of her own time and resources to help others (not that one
would know any of this by reading the mainstream media).

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"The Real Truth About Pamela Geller"

Jeffrey Dunetz of the The Lid weighs in on the sharia push in Great Neck. Here's a sneak peek at his column this week for The Jewish Star:

Its
incredible how one Jewish woman speaking to one Long Island synagogue’s
men’s club can generate the wrath of so many progressive-first “Jewish”
organizations. As soon as the word spread that Pamela Geller, blogger
and fighter of radical Islam would be appearing at Great Neck Synagogue
on April 14 The PC Police began an e-mail and phone campaign seeking to
get the talk canceled.

In the
spirit of full disclosure I should let you know that Pamela Geller has
been my friend for six plus years, ever since I was a newbie blogger and
she was already the famous proprietor of blog Atlas Shrugs.

I will
also tell you the anti-Muslim “monster” portrayed by the mainstream
media and progressive Jewish organizations has no relation to the real
Pamela Geller.

She fights againstradicalMuslims
a fight that grew out of her love for Israel and her frustration with
the Anti-Semitic, Anti-American and Anti-Israel sermons and commentary
originating from theradicalMuslim community.

One of
the leaders of the stop Geller from talking movement is the “Jewish
Voice For Peace” (JVP). The group sent an email to its members on April
3rd, urging them to contact the Great Neck Synagogue and ask it to
cancel the event. RebeccaVilkomerson,
JVP’s executive director, told the Forward on April 4 that at least 50
people had contacted Great Neck Synagogue at the group’s behest.

“Our hope is that the synagogue will cancel her appearance,”Vilkomersonsaid. “The kind of venom that she spews against Islam is completely inappropriate for a synagogue.”

That the
JVP is leading the charge should tell you all you need to know about who
is trying to stop Pamela from speaking the truth.

“…callsfor
an end to U.S. aid to Israel, accuses Israel of "apartheid" policies,
and supports divestment campaigns against Israel. Like other Jewish
anti-Zionist groups, JVP uses its Jewish identity to shieldtheanti-Israel
movement from allegations of anti-Semitism and provide a greater degree
of credibility to the anti-Israel movement. JVP recognizes its role as
such, specifically noting that the group's Jewish nature gives it a
"particular legitimacy in voicing an alternative view of American and
Israeli actions and policies" and the ability to distinguish "between
real anti-Semitism and the cynical manipulation of that issue." JVP
activists regularly attend anti-Israel events wearing t-shirts and
holding signs proudly broadcasting their Jewish identity. In March-April
2010, leaders of JVP unsuccessfully lobbied for the passage of a
divestment resolution at the University of California, Berkeley,
targeting companies that do business with Israel.”

Here is
the truth about Pamela Geller. There are people in the world who see a
wrong, give a quick "oh that's so sad" and get on with their lives. Then
there are others who see a wrong and go all out to right it. That’s
Pamela-- someone who goes out of her way to do what we call in Hebrew,TikunOlam, repair the world.

On the morning of December 10, 2007 AqsaParvezhuddled in a Missis­sauga,Candadbus
shelter with another Grade 11 student, a girl she had been staying with
for the past couple of days. They had plenty of time to make it to
their first class atApple­woodHeights Secondary School. As they waited, Aqsa’s 26-year-old brotherWaqas,
a tow-truck driver, showed up at the bus stop. He said that she should
come home and get a fresh change of clothes if she was going to be
staying elsewhere. Aqsa hesitated, and then got into his car.

Less than an hour later, MuhammadParvezphoned
911 and told the dispatcher that he had killed his daughter. Within
minutes, police and paramedics arrived at 5363 Longhorn Trail, a winding
suburban street nearEglintonandHurontario,
and found Aqsa unconscious in her bedroom. The 16-year-old wasn’t
breathing. The para­medics started CPR, found a faint pulse, and rushed
her to Credit Valley Hospital, 10 minutes west. She died just after 10
that evening. The official cause was “neck compression”—strangulation.

Aqsa was
buried in an unmarked grave. Her family refused to acknowledge her
life, because she "dishonored" them. In defiance of her devout father
she began taking off her hijab, the traditional Islamic headscarf, when
she went to school, and would put it back on when she returned home. Her
dad would go to her school during school hours and walk around trying
to find her, trying to catch her not wearing Islamic garb, talking to
boys or hanging out with "non-Muslims".

Pamela
grabbed that wrong by the neck and did what she could to eradicate the
evil. She raised money (and threw in her own) for a tombstone forAqua’sgrave. When the family refused to allow the memorial stone, she did not give up:
“..weinquired as to purchasing a plot near Aqsa's body, we could not. Not a tree. Not a rock. Not a bench.All the plots were owned by the Islamic Society of North America. I tried to contact the family at that time, but they would not take my calls -- I spoke tothe themonce,
but they pretended not to speak English. And they were adamant: the
family refused to allow the headstone to be put on Aqsa's grave, and
according to the cemetery, could remove it if it were placed there by
others.”

Feeling that this Muslim girl’s memory shouldn’t be tossed out like the trash, Pamela found a way to honor her memory— Aqsa grove and plaque in the American Independence Park inNesHarim, Israel.

This is
only one of many examples of the hard work of Pamela Geller to protect
and honor Muslims, how she has provided safe-houses for Muslim girls
threatened with honor killings, how she has fought against those who
would destroy Israel.
=
I called Pamela today and asked about the leftist groups trying to stop her Great Neck appearance. She
told me that I wasn’t about her—not at all personal, they were fighting
against her pro-Israel, pro-Israel, anti- radical message.

Perhaps
she is right, but I do take it personal because I know the real Pamela
Geller, not the twisted stereotype created by the progressive attack
force. There are very few people that I have met in my life who risks as much as she does to help others.

None of those who brand her as anti-Muslim have done one tenth of what she has done to help Muslims (and others) in distress. Pamela’s
heart is larger than the Empire State Building which is why she invests
so much of her own time and resources to help others (not that one
would know any of this by reading the mainstream media).